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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

Who Said That
The people who came up with the targets didn’t reach out to teachers and see what can realistically be reached. The numbers are just made up.
Daniel Koretz, an education professor at Harvard University, on education reform under Presidents Bush and Obama, which tied school and teacher evaluations to graduation rates.
September 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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People who have been registered to vote incorrectly by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. They will soon receive letters instructing them to check their registration status.
September 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fetal Burial Law Struck Down in Texas
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Texas law that requires fetal and embryonic tissue from most failed pregnancies be buried or cremated, striking a blow to anti-abortion activists and delivering another defeat to the Texas Attorney General's Office, which defended the law in court.
September 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Democrat Picks Primary Rival as Running Mate in Governor's Race
Tallahassee mayor and Democratic nominee for governor Andrew Gillum announced former primary rival Chris King of Orlando will be his running mate Thursday morning, in a choice that is likely to continue to appeal strongly to progressives who lifted Gillum to victory a week and a half ago.
September 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Obamacare Trial, Judge Rejects Republicans' Request to Suspend the Law
A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected a request from a group of Republican-led states to suspend the Affordable Care Act, but he extensively quizzed attorneys involved in the latest challenge to the 2010 health care law about which provisions should survive.
September 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Governor Submits Medicaid Expansion Application -- and Asks Feds to Reject It
The LePage administration complied with a court order Tuesday and finally submitted required documents to the federal government to expand Medicaid to 70,000 Mainers, but there's a catch. Gov. Paul LePage -- an expansion opponent -- is asking federal officials to deny the application.
September 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing School Scandals, Maryland Governor Creates New Accountability Office
Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday renewed his call for accountability in Maryland's local school systems, but Democratic challenger Ben Jealous said that what they really need is more funding.
September 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Chemical Found in Drinking Water That New Jersey (and No Other State) Now Regulates
New Jersey has become the first state to regulate its drinking water for a man-made, toxic chemical compound once used in making nonstick cookware and now linked to a variety of health problems.
September 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Dead people don't vote.
A Kentucky lawmaker's reported response to Gregory Davis, the state's former associate chief medical examiner, asking for more resources.
September 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
868
Polling places that closed in the three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key parts of the Voting Rights Act. Many of them were in majority-black areas in the South.
September 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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